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Tremors felt in various cities of KP-Islamabad
Tremors were felt in various cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as Islamabad on Wednesday after a quake jolted Afghanistan’s Badakhshan region.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.1, while the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reported it as having a 5.3 magnitude.
The USGS said the quake’s centre was located 37 kilometres west-southwest of Afghanistan’s Ishkashim town and had a 220.7km depth.
The earthquake struck at 10:13am (Pakistan time), both the USGS and PMD confirmed.
No casualties have been reported so far. Tremors were felt in Peshawar and its adjoining areas, as well as Islamabad.
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